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the nra, to governor rendell's points, the membership of the nra is on the side of the vast majority of the american people, but the nra increasingly in the nation has done a lot of work on this. they don't represent the workers. they represent gun manufacturers who have it in their interest to sell more and more weapons, even lethal weapons. i mean, the kind of weapons you expect to be on the ground in mogadishu or afghanistan among military members than you do in the home of a woman who was supposedly a volunteer at a preschool. i mean, we are at a point now where we have to decide whether we're going to side with the gun manufacturers or with the vast majority of americans who are horrified that someone could use a military style assault rifle to cut down two dozen children. i mean, we've reached a point where we can no longer say this. look, to howard wolfson's point, the president could have some very powerful allies here because police chiefs across this country have been calling for a very long time for no more cop killer bullets, armor-piercing bullets. these things that have
the nra, to governor rendell's points, the membership of the nra is on the side of the vast majority of the american people, but the nra increasingly in the nation has done a lot of work on this. they don't represent the workers. they represent gun manufacturers who have it in their interest to sell more and more weapons, even lethal weapons. i mean, the kind of weapons you expect to be on the ground in mogadishu or afghanistan among military members than you do in the home of a woman who was...
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correspondents for the latest from the community and discuss the national implications with governor ed rendell, howard wolfson, joey reid. plus, congressman john larson discusses his time yesterday with president obama and the white house's new window for reform. we will also examine the role mental health plays in mass shootings with virginia tech survivor and braid way campaign assistant director collin goddard. as the nation comes together over the tragedy in sandy hook, how does it affect deal-making on capitol hill? we'll get an update on the fiscal cliff. all that when "now" starts after the break. [ male announcer ] this is bob, a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin, and made a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but not anymore. bob's doctor recommended a different option: once-a-day xarelto®. xarelto® is the
correspondents for the latest from the community and discuss the national implications with governor ed rendell, howard wolfson, joey reid. plus, congressman john larson discusses his time yesterday with president obama and the white house's new window for reform. we will also examine the role mental health plays in mass shootings with virginia tech survivor and braid way campaign assistant director collin goddard. as the nation comes together over the tragedy in sandy hook, how does it affect...
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. >> joining me now is former pennsylvania governor ed rendell and former congressman from virginia, tom davis. hello, guys version glad to have you both here so we can start this conversation. governor, i will begin with you, can an assault weapons ban get through the house and senate? >> sure it can. >> we can close the gun hole loophole. 74% of gun owners and 63% of nra members favor required a background check for everyone who buys a gun. legs get serious and understand that gun owners and nra members were common sense people and get this thing done immediate any january. >> an even bigger question, governor, might be this. were an assault weapons ban to be in place, in effect, would that have prevented a tragedy like this? >> no, wouldn't have prevent it had but limited the carnage. understand this fellow is reported to have shot 100 different times. if he had magazines that were only limited to ten, that means he would have had to reload ten times, in the act of reloading, a lot of those kids would have gotten away, that's what people don't understand n aurora that guy had a ma
. >> joining me now is former pennsylvania governor ed rendell and former congressman from virginia, tom davis. hello, guys version glad to have you both here so we can start this conversation. governor, i will begin with you, can an assault weapons ban get through the house and senate? >> sure it can. >> we can close the gun hole loophole. 74% of gun owners and 63% of nra members favor required a background check for everyone who buys a gun. legs get serious and understand...
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my next guest, former philadelphia mayor, former pennsylvania governor, ed rendell, knows all too well how gun violence can tear apart communities, also an nbc news political analyst. governor, always good to have you on. >> thank you, craig. >> you've recently said president obama missed a golden opportunity in the wake of that july massacre out in colorado when he failed to press congress to ban assault weapons and outlaw those large magazines for repeating firearms, and we just found out that's precisely what was used this time around. what does the president need to do right now? what does congress need to do right now? >> well, i wouldn't even wait for the new congress. i'd try to get this congress. they are waiting for some action on the fiscal cliff. let's move and take this anger that the nation is feeling and -- and go ahead and do a couple of things. number one, reinstate the assault weapons ban, particularly the part of the assault weapons ban that bans these assault rifles, but more importantly bans the sale, importation or distribution of magazines or clips that have more
my next guest, former philadelphia mayor, former pennsylvania governor, ed rendell, knows all too well how gun violence can tear apart communities, also an nbc news political analyst. governor, always good to have you on. >> thank you, craig. >> you've recently said president obama missed a golden opportunity in the wake of that july massacre out in colorado when he failed to press congress to ban assault weapons and outlaw those large magazines for repeating firearms, and we just...